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Sources: Ratcliffe prepares Utd summer clear-out

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Thursday, 22 February 2024 13:34

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsManchester United are prepared for a squad clear-out this summer to help speed up progress on the pitch under new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, sources have told ESPN.United have money to spend in the next transfer window but concerns about the club's financial position -- in particular breaching profit and sustainability rules -- will limit the funds…

Argentina's axed China friendlies now set for U.S.

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Thursday, 22 February 2024 13:34

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsArgentina scheduled exhibitions against El Salvador and Nigeria in the United States next month as part of Copa America preparations, replacing a China tour canceled after Lionel Messi didn't play at Inter Miami's preseason game in Hong Kong.Argentina will play El Salvador on March 22 at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field and Nigeria four days later at the Los…

Bayern Munich are making a mistake by keeping lame duck Thomas Tuchel

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Thursday, 22 February 2024 15:22

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThere are basic conventions when it comes to running not just a football club, but any sort of sports team -- heck, any kind of business. Namely, when you choose to fire the guy in charge, you strip him of responsibility and hand the reins to somebody else, even if only on a caretaker basis. Bayern Munich, in…

Dani Alves sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

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Thursday, 22 February 2024 01:21

EmailPrintCatalonia's top court on Thursday found former Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022, sentencing him to four and a half years in prison.Alves, 40, was first arrested in January 2023 after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom of an upscale Barcelona nightclub in the early hours…

Xavi: Barca 'lacked maturity' in bittersweet draw

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Wednesday, 21 February 2024 16:07

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBarcelona coach Xavi Hernández felt his side lacked maturity as the Spanish champions were held to a "bittersweet" 1-1 draw by Napoli at the Stadio Maradona on Wednesday in the Champions League round-of-16.Robert Lewandowski gave Barça the lead on the hour mark, but Victor Osimhen's 75th-minute equaliser for the Italian champions ensured the teams will go into the…

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